Apple TV implementation with tvOS

This information helps you implement Apple TV with tvOS.

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Overview

With Apple TV, you can now create applications to run in the native tvOS environment. You can create a native app by using several frameworks in iOS, or you can create your app by using XML templates and JavaScript.

Getting started

Configure a native app for tvOS

Complete the following steps in your Xcode project:

1. Drag the AdobeMobileLibrary folder into your project.

2. Ensure that the ADBMobileConfig.json file is a member of your target.

3. On the Build Phases tab of your tvOS app’s target, expand the Link Binary with Libraries section and add the following libraries:

   • AdobeMobileLibrary_TV.a
   • libsqlite3.0.tbd
   • SystemConfiguration.framework

For information, see the iOS documentation on iOS.

Configure a TVML/TVJS app for tvOS

1. Drag the AdobeMobileLibrary folder into your project.

2. Ensure that the ADBMobileConfig.json file is a member of your target.

3. On the Build Phases tab of your tvOS app’s target, expand the Link Binary with Libraries section and add the following libraries:

   • AdobeMobileLibrary_TV.a
   • libsqlite3.0.tbd
   • SystemConfiguration.framework

4. In the implementation file of your TVApplicationControllerDelegate class, import the SDK.

   #import “ADBMobile.h"
   

5. In the application:didFinishLaunchWithOptions: method of your TVApplicationControllerDelegate class, pass your TVApplicationController object to the SDK with the installTVMLHooks: method.

   The Adobe SDK needs access to your app’s TVApplicationController to register itself into the JSContext of your app. This step allows you to call the native methods in the Adobe SDK from your JavaScript files.

   [ADBMobile installTVMLHooks:appController];
   

6. In your JavaScript files, use the ADBMobile object to access the native methods of the Adobe SDK.

   For a complete listing of the available methods, see TVJS Methods.